Credit River - U-400 Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/3/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Credit River - Shipwreck Series

U-400
 December 15, 1944



There are many shipwrecks around the world. Some very famous and others not so. Each however has it’s own story to tell. As you travel along the Credit River doing this series of caches, we have highlighted a number of these shipwrecks. During low water levels on these parts of the Credit River, you need to be careful in a canoe or kayak so as you don’t wind up in your own shipwreck. Besides the many large rocks along the way, there are also some other obstacles such as dams which should be avoided. All of the geocaches in this series have been placed by tubing, inflatable boat or on foot by walking in the water along the Credit River. Whichever way you choose to search for these caches, use caution and common sense.
More information about this series can be found here: Credit River - Shipwreck Series

U-400
German submarine U-400 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

The submarine was laid down on 18 November 1942 at the Howaldtswerke yard in Kiel as 'werk' 32, launched on 8 January 1944 and commissioned on 18 March under the command of Kapitänleutnant Horst Creutz.

After training with the 5th U-boat Flotilla, U-400 was attached to the 11th U-boat Flotilla for front-line service on 1 November 1944.

The U-boat sailed from Horten in Norway for her first war patrol on 15 November 1944, and headed for the waters off Land's End. Despite repeated requests for reports by the German U-boat Command, none were received. The U-boat was eventually listed as "missing" at the end of January 1945. After the war, the Allies attributed the loss of U-400 to a depth charge attack by the frigate HMS Nyasaland on 17 December 1944, about 30 nautical miles (56 km) SE of Kinsale, Ireland.

The wreck of U-400 was finally identified by nautical archaeologist Innes McCartney and historian Axel Niestle in 2006, about 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Padstow, Cornwall, at position 50°39.9′N 5°5′WCoordinates: 50°39.9′N 5°5′W close to the wrecks of two other U-boats, U-325 and U-1021. All three submarines were sunk in the Bristol Channel by a deep-trap minefield.

The U-boat sunk by Nyasaland is now believed to have been U-772.

This cache is meant to be done by kayak/canoe. This section of the Credit River is not suitable for tubing.
You will need to bring a permanent marker to sign the log.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

N zvpeb vafregrq vagb gur gbc bs gur oynpx naq lryybj fgevcrq cbyr. Gur juvgr yvq bs gur pbagnvare vf cbxvat bhg bs gur gbc. Lbh jvyy arrq gb oevat n creznarag znexre gb fvta gur ybt.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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